MSN Messenger 6.1 and windows messenger 4.7

[Peter Plant]

Hello,

I have MSN Messenger 6.1 and windows messenger 4.7, i
recently had to reformatt my PC and i have solved this
problem before and i cannot remember how. I disabled
Windows Messenger but i was still able to use whiteboard
etc. through MSN Messenger. Heres My prob.

Everytime i turn on my PC Windows messenger logs me in
automaticly in the background. I already have MSN to have
my log in info saved, but everytime i go the windows
messenger options and untick run in the background, next
time i turn on PC it still runs it and logs me in. How
can i make it so i can disable windows messenger and run
MSN messenger with whiteboard and everything etc???

Thanks.

Pete.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Mike,

Interesting solution =)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Pete,

Besides using what Mike told you (which although being a workaround would still work as
well). To disable Windows Messenger, open it up (click Start, then Run, type "msmsgs" and
click OK), click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this Program when Windows
starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on version) as well as
'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow Windows Messenger to run in the
background' (depending on version). This won't remove Windows Messenger, so features like
Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing will continue to work, but it will let
it stay out of your way.

Also, do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a
new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Messenger and cause it to
also keep starting. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus
icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'),
click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com